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Here was The Ringer's profile about Mitchell. They ranked him as the 31st best prospect in this draft.
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SCOUTING REPORT BY DANNY KELLY
Mitchell is tall with a sinewy build and excellent length. He’s a super smooth athlete with good body control and balance. He brings a very effective release package from the line, using quick feet, lateral twitch, and sudden jukes to dart past press, often leaving cornerbacks flailing and stumbling. He creates separation as a route runner, flashing the ability to sink his hips, cut, and change direction without gearing down. He keeps cornerbacks guessing at the top of his route stem, using subtle head and shoulder fakes, jukes, leans, and push-offs to ditch tight coverage. He’s really dangerous on double moves, selling his fake well by stuttering his steps and dropping his weight. He can get open against man coverage on isolation routes. He’s surprisingly agile in the short area despite his height, and he runs a nasty whip route. Mitchell is strong at the catch point, using his long frame to shield defenders from the ball while showing excellent concentration to jump, twist, and contort in the air to bring it down. He’s a good deep threat (he notched a 16-yard average depth of target on the season, which ranked tied for 22nd among all FBS receivers with 50-plus targets, and averaged 15.4 yards per catch). He has a knack for separating late in his route, waiting until the ball is just about to land before using subtle push-offs or shoulder shrugs to buy himself some space. He had just one drop on 86 targets last year, per PFF. He tracks the ball beautifully—see his touchdown catch against Alabama or his deep bomb against Kansas State. He has that DK Metcalf–like ability to extend just a little bit more to make a play.
Mitchell plays with an edge and wants the ball in the biggest moments; he caught a 40-yard, go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter of the College Football Playoff national championship game against Alabama two years ago. Last year, he caught the game-clinching touchdown against Ohio State in the CFP semifinal. And in January, he caught a fade pass to the end zone for a score, putting Texas within striking distance of the Washington Huskies midway through the fourth quarter of that CFP semifinal game.
Mitchell makes plays deep but doesn’t always run his routes to his timed speed. He looks lackadaisical on the backside of plays at times, when he knows the ball isn’t coming his way. He was inconsistent in contested catch situations, snagging just four of 11 contested catch opportunities last year, per PFF. He’s tall and slender and lacks real power; he struggles at times to sustain blocks on the outside. He doesn’t break many tackles after the catch.
WHY HE COULD RISE
Mitchell combines savvy route-running chops with big-play talent and a give-me-the-ball mentality; he’s a three-level threat with the upside to develop into a WR1.
WHY HE COULD FALL
He never posted elite numbers and was not even the most productive receiver on his own team in 2023; he’s underpowered and may need to put on some bulk at the next level.
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